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2014-03-04 / 4UC 618-016153 / (84922) 2003 VS2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Lindner O- CCD M305 DE 19:52:17 20:08:04
2 show Alex Pratt O- VID M200 UK 19:45:32 20:05:34
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: euraster

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JPL#36 : f091fdfa-c738-4cd3-a4f0-a9e0b9bd59e8 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f091fdfa-c738-4cd3-a4f0-a9e0b9bd59e8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2014-03-04 at 19:52:46 UT +/- 0.3 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (84922) 2003 VS2
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0172870135858530816
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 32 04.4640, DE = +33 24 41.954  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.9 mag, RP = 15.13 mag, BP = 16.51 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.82 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 60.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 546 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 42° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 87°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.7 mas = 98 km = 0.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.14 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#36

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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